The cast of Next Stop Hollywood

Meet the six hopefuls who are chasing the dream during pilot season in La La Land, chronicled in the ABC's documentary 'Next Stop Hollywood'.

Craig Anderson, 35. The winner of an AFI Award for the cult comedy 'Double the Fist', Anderson has his sights on something better than playing 'a diabetes patient on 'All Saints''. The funny man suspects the audience for his unique brand of comedy isn't in Australia, but the US.

Michael Clarke-Tokely, 21. Torn between his new-found passion for acting and university studies, the Melbourne actor is at a crossroads. His blond, boy-next-door looks suggest he could be in strong demand in the US, but a substantial role in the ABC's coming 'Dr Blake Mysteries' suggest success could be closer to home.

HaiHa Le, 29. Vietnam-born Le has enjoyed various roles on Australian TV shows, but sees open doors for multicultural actors in the US. As well as her career options, she is weighing up a fraught childhood.

Alycia Debnam-Carey, 18. The young Sydney performer has been acting since she was eight and is perched on the brink of stardom when she arrives in LA with her mother, who is an industry insider.

Penelope Mitchell, 22. As a cousin of Radha Mitchell, the Melburnian already has some connections to the world she hopes to break into. She certainly has a better bed to rest on at night than her Comfort Hotel colleagues. But her confidence is no substitute for runs-on-the-board experience.

Luke Pegler, 30. Pegler's credits include 'Neighbours', 'Rescue Special Ops' and US series 'Spartacus'. The pilot-season 'veteran' is a self-confessed party boy and in many ways his own worst enemy.